Visual C++ Samples 
WORDPAD Sample: The Windows Application 

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WORDPAD is the word processing application included with Windows. It is an example of a full-fledged word processing application written using MFC.

WORDPAD comes with a help file describing its user interface.

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Building and Running the Sample

To build and run the WORDPAD sample

  1. Open the solution wordpad.sln.

  2. On the Build menu, click Build.

  3. Run WordPad as a stand-alone application so it can register itself with the system.

WORDPAD Features

The SUPERPAD sample illustrates a basic word processor based on the CEditView class. In contrast, WORDPAD is based on the CRichEditView, CRichEditDoc, and CRichEditCntrItem classes, and — besides supporting the features that SUPERPAD supports — also demonstrates the following features.

  • The ability to read, write, and convert between multiple file formats, including the Word file format, .rtf (Rich Text Format) format, and ASCII text format.

  • Text formatting, including the use of fonts, character formatting (bold, italics, underlining), color, and point sizes. These attributes are available in a formatting toolbar.

  • Per-paragraph formatting, including alignment (left, center, or right), tabs, margins, and first-line indentation. These attributes are also available in a ruler toolbar.

  • Undo support.

  • ActiveX component support, both container and server.

Keywords

This sample demonstrates the following keywords:

AfxBeginThread; AfxFormatString1; AfxFormatString2; AfxGetApp; AfxGetAppName; AfxGetInstanceHandle; AfxGetMainWnd; AfxMessageBox; AfxOleGetMessageFilter; AfxOleInit; AfxOleSetUserCtrl; AfxRegisterClass; AfxRegisterWndClass; AfxThrowFileException; AfxThrowNotSupportedException; AfxThrowResourceException; BitBlt; CArchive::Close; CArchive::Read; CArchive::Write; CBrush::CreateSolidBrush; CButton::DrawItem; CComboBox::AddString; CComboBox::CompareItem; CComboBox::Create; CComboBox::DrawItem; CComboBox::FindString; CComboBox::FindStringExact; CComboBox::GetCount; CComboBox::GetCurSel; CComboBox::GetDroppedState; CComboBox::GetItemData; CComboBox::GetItemHeight; CComboBox::GetLBText; CComboBox::InsertString; CComboBox::LimitText; CComboBox::MeasureItem; CComboBox::ResetContent; CComboBox::SetCurSel; CComboBox::SetItemData; CComboBox::SetItemHeight; CComboBox::ShowDropDown; CControlBar::EnableDocking; CDC::Attach; CDC::BitBlt; CDC::CreateCompatibleDC; CDC::CreateIC; CDC::Detach; CDC::DrawFocusRect; CDC::DrawText; CDC::ExtTextOut; CDC::FillRect; CDC::GetBkColor; CDC::GetDeviceCaps; CDC::GetTextColor; CDC::GetTextExtent; CDC::GetTextMetrics; CDC::LineTo; CDC::MoveTo; CDC::Rectangle; CDC::RestoreDC; CDC::SaveDC; CDC::SelectObject; CDC::SetBkMode; CDC::SetTextColor; CDC::SetViewportOrg; CDC::TextOut; CDialog::Create; CDialog::DoModal; CDialog::EndDialog; CDialog::GetDefID; CDialog::InitModalIndirect; CDialog::OnInitDialog; CDialog::OnOK; CDialog::SetDefID; CDocTemplate::GetDocString; CDocument::GetFirstViewPosition; CDocument::GetNextView; CFile::Abort; CFile::Close; CFile::Flush; CFile::GetLength; CFile::GetPosition; CFile::GetStatus; CFile::LockRange; CFile::Open; CFile::Read; CFile::Seek; CFile::SeekToBegin; CFile::SetLength; CFile::UnlockRange; CFile::Write; CFileDialog::DoModal; CFont::CreateFontIndirect; CFrameWnd::ActivateFrame; CFrameWnd::Create; CFrameWnd::DockControlBar; CFrameWnd::EnableDocking; CFrameWnd::GetActiveDocument; CFrameWnd::GetActiveView; CFrameWnd::RecalcLayout; CFrameWnd::SetMessageText; CGdiObject::Attach; CGdiObject::CreateStockObject; CListBox::AddString; CListBox::GetCurSel; CListBox::SetCurSel; CMenu::AppendMenu; CMenu::CreatePopupMenu; CMenu::DeleteMenu; CMenu::Detach; CMenu::DrawItem; CMenu::FromHandle; CMenu::GetMenuItemCount; CMenu::GetSubMenu; CMenu::LoadMenu; CMenu::MeasureItem; CMenu::RemoveMenu; CMenu::TrackPopupMenu; CObject::AssertValid; CObject::Dump; CObject::Serialize; COleDataObject::Attach; COleDataObject::IsDataAvailable; COleDataSource::CacheData; COleDropTarget::Register; COleIPFrameWnd::OnCreateControlBars; COleIPFrameWnd::RepositionFrame; COleMessageFilter::EnableBusyDialog; COleResizeBar::Create; COleServerItem::GetClipboardData; COleServerItem::GetDocument; COleServerItem::OnDraw; COleServerItem::OnDrawEx; COleServerItem::OnGetExtent; COleStreamFile::OpenStream; COleTemplateServer::ConnectTemplate; CPalette::GetPaletteEntries; CPoint::Offset; CRect::BottomRight; CRect::CopyRect; CRect::Height; CRect::IntersectRect; CRect::OffsetRect; CRect::PtInRect; CRect::SetRect; CRect::SetRectEmpty; CRect::Size; CRect::TopLeft; CRect::Width; CStatusBar::Create; CStatusBar::SetIndicators; CString::Collate; CString::Empty; CString::FindOneOf; CString::GetBuffer; CString::GetBufferSetLength; CString::GetLength; CString::IsEmpty; CString::LoadString; CString::MakeUpper; CString::ReleaseBuffer; CString::Right; CToolBar::CommandToIndex; CToolBar::Create; CToolBar::GetItemRect; CToolBar::LoadBitmap; CToolBar::SetButtonInfo; CToolBar::SetButtons; CToolBar::SetSizes; CWinApp::ExitInstance; CWinApp::GetProfileInt; CWinApp::InitInstance; CWinApp::LoadIcon; CWinApp::LoadStdProfileSettings; CWinApp::OnDDECommand; CWinApp::OnFileNew; CWinApp::OnFileOpen; CWinApp::OpenDocumentFile; CWinApp::PreTranslateMessage; CWinApp::SetRegistryKey; CWinApp::WinHelp; CWinApp::WriteProfileInt; CWnd::BringWindowToTop; CWnd::CalcWindowRect; CWnd::CenterWindow; CWnd::ClientToScreen; CWnd::Create; CWnd::DestroyWindow; CWnd::DoDataExchange; CWnd::EnableWindow; CWnd::FromHandle; CWnd::GetCapture; CWnd::GetClientRect; CWnd::GetDlgCtrlID; CWnd::GetDlgItem; CWnd::GetFocus; CWnd::GetNextDlgTabItem; CWnd::GetOwner; CWnd::GetParent; CWnd::GetParentFrame; CWnd::GetSafeHwnd; CWnd::GetScrollPos; CWnd::GetStyle; CWnd::GetWindowPlacement; CWnd::GetWindowRect; CWnd::GetWindowTextLength; CWnd::Invalidate; CWnd::InvalidateRect; CWnd::IsChild; CWnd::IsWindowEnabled; CWnd::MoveWindow; CWnd::OnCommand; CWnd::OnCreate; CWnd::OnDestroy; CWnd::OnDevModeChange; CWnd::OnDropFiles; CWnd::OnEnable; CWnd::OnEraseBkgnd; CWnd::OnFontChange; CWnd::OnLButtonDown; CWnd::OnLButtonUp; CWnd::OnMouseMove; CWnd::OnMove; CWnd::OnPaletteChanged; CWnd::OnQueryNewPalette; CWnd::OnShowWindow; CWnd::OnSize; CWnd::OnSysColorChange; CWnd::OnWindowPosChanged; CWnd::OnWindowPosChanging; CWnd::PreCreateWindow; CWnd::PreTranslateMessage; CWnd::ScreenToClient; CWnd::SendMessage; CWnd::SetCapture; CWnd::SetDlgItemText; CWnd::SetFocus; CWnd::SetOwner; CWnd::SetWindowPos; CWnd::SetWindowText; CWnd::ShowWindow; CWnd::SubclassDlgItem; CWnd::UpdateWindow; CloseHandle; CommDlgExtendedError; CreateEvent; CreateFontIndirect; CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal; CreatePen; CreateSolidBrush; DeleteAtom; DeleteObject; DragAcceptFiles; DragFinish; DragQueryFile; EnumDateFormats; EnumFontFamilies; EnumTimeFormats; EnumWindows; FORMATETC; FindResource; FindWindow; FormatMessage; FreeLibrary; GetClassInfo; GetClassName; GetClientRect; GetClipboardData; GetDC; GetDateFormat; GetDeviceCaps; GetDlgItem; GetKeyState; GetLocalTime; GetLocaleInfo; GetModuleFileName; GetModuleHandle; GetObject; GetProcAddress; GetProfileInt; GetShortPathName; GetStockObject; GetSysColor; GetSystemMetrics; GetTextMetrics; GetTimeFormat; GetUserDefaultLCID; GetVersion; GetWindow; GetWindowText; GlobalAddAtom; GlobalAlloc; GlobalFree; GlobalGetAtomName; GlobalLock; GlobalSize; GlobalUnlock; HIWORD; InvalidateRect; KillTimer; LOWORD; LineTo; LoadBitmap; LoadCursor; LoadIcon; LoadLibrary; LoadString; MAKEINTRESOURCE; MAKELPARAM; MessageBeep; MoveTo; MsgWaitForMultipleObjects; MulDiv; OleInitialize; OleUninitialize; OpenFile; PeekMessage; PtInRect; RGB; ReadClassStg; RegCloseKey; RegCreateKey; RegOpenKey; RegQueryValueEx; RegSetValueEx; RegisterClipboardFormat; ReleaseCapture; ReleaseDC; ReleaseStgMedium; ResetEvent; RestoreDC; RoundRect; STGMEDIUM; SaveDC; SelectObject; SendMessage; SendMessageTimeout; SetEvent; SetFocus; SetForegroundWindow; SetROP2; SetRect; SetTimer; SetWindowPos; SetWindowText; ShellAbout; ShowWindow; StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes; StgOpenStorage; WinHelp; div; isspace; lstrcat; lstrcmp; lstrcmpi; lstrcpy; lstrlen; max; memcmp; memcpy; memmove; memset; min; strcpy; wsprintf

NoteNote

Some samples, such as this one, have not been modified to reflect the changes in the Visual C++ wizards, libraries, and compiler, but still demonstrate how to complete your desired task.

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Christophe Pichaud
WORDPAD

WORDPAD sample is the windows application located in the Accessories folder. There is not some many Windows applications, shipped with its source code. Enjoy.

The real benefit of this sample is to demonstrate the power of embedding the Rich-text control (alias RTF Edit Control) in your application.

The *hidden* feature of the WORDPAD application is that the print-preview feature is written from scratch, hand by hand to support the preview of OLE2 objects.

Example: a rich document (RTF) can embedded graphics, or emebedded applications. To proprely display this in the preview-print window and to print the document on a printer device, the source code to achieve this is a little bit complicated. You have to deeply enter into the OLE2 world and in the Object Linking and Embedding application model, with is described in a book, named Inside OLE2 from Kraig B, under MSPress.

WORDPAD source code is accessible for free, since 1994 and before may be. I learned OLE2 with it. I learned the way to make a full preview print from scratch with WORDPAD.

Thanks guys !

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